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Louisiana lawmakers embark on the unknown: A veto session

By MELINDA DESLATTE Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana lawmakers Tuesday enter uncharted territory, holding their ... Read more

Louisiana heads into historic veto session with uncertainty

By MELINDA DESLATTE Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Ahead of the opening of an unprecedented veto ... Read more

US VP Harris: `status of women is the status of democracy’

By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris told the U.N.’s ... Read more

Business

AP study: Nearly 90% of esports scholarships going to men

By JAKE SEINER AP Sports Writer Colleges and universities rushing to invest in the booming arena of varsity ... Read more

Business

Bangladesh TV hires country’s 1st transgender news anchor

By JULHAS ALAM Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — A Bangladeshi satellite television station has hired the country’s ... Read more

Crime

Harvard professor ignites uproar over ‘comfort women’ claims

By COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — A Harvard University professor has ignited an international ... Read more

Business

Biden, Dems prevail as Senate OKs $1.9T virus relief bill

By ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — An exhausted Senate narrowly approved a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief ... Read more

Business

House votes to expand legal safeguards for LGBTQ people

By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Democratic-led House passed a bill Thursday that would enshrine ... Read more

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